外研版高中英语必修《module sandstorms in asia》之二[].ppt

Ⅰ. Pre-reading Enjoy a short video then ask the students to answer these questions. Before watching the video, please look at the following questions. Answer these questions What is happening? (2) What is the cyclist wearing and why? (3) What do you think happens to traffic in this situation? Why (4) If you were a weather expert, what would you advise people to do in this situation? A video about a violence of nature Ⅱ. Pre-reading The passage is about sandstorms in Asia. Look at the title and picture in the text. Can you predict what the passage will tell us?  Ⅲ. While-reading 1. The passage structure should be A: ① B. ① ② C. ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ③ ④ ⑤ ② ⑥ ⑥ ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ （ A ） 2. Read through the passage and then match each part with its main idea. Part Two Scanning Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 3. Sandstorms in China appear to have decreased in recent years. 4. Desertification is only because people cut down trees and dig up grass. 5. The Chinese Central Weather Station can’t forecast a sandstorm some weeks before it arrives in Beijing. 6. The desert is 250 kilometers away to the west of Beijing. So there is no need to take some measures. Part Three coming up with your question. Each group should raise a question by yourselves and let other groups answer and you will be the judges. Ⅳ. Post-reading  Retell the text by filling in the blanks. Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry ______. They are often____ thick that you cannot see the sun, and the wind is sometimes strong ______to move sand ______. Northwest China is _____ of the sandstorm centre in Central Asia. Sandstorms begin in ______areas. Desertification is a _______that happens when land becomes desert because of ______ changes and because people ______ _____trees and _____ ___